The impact of sleep apnea on lung cancer risk appears to be strongly influenced by biological sex, researchers find in a nationwide study of COPD patients.
New research reveals 25% tariffs on Canadian pharmaceuticals would impact critical medications, strain supply chains, and potentially increase costs—with 28 drugs having no alternative suppliers.
"Given the global obesity epidemic and the widespread use of antidepressants, weight management and metabolic monitoring should be encouraged and integrated into depression follow-up guidelines alongside antidepressant prescriptions," the researchers concluded.
Proposals include licensure for community health workers, expanded provider roles, and Medicaid coverage adjustments to address staffing gaps and access barriers.
Females with asthma had 'higher odds of readmission within 30 and 90 days' compared with males, according to a new study on sex differences in asthma and COPD outcomes.
The FDA approves vutrisiran (Amvuttra) as the first RNAi therapeutic to reduce cardiovascular events and mortality in adults with transthyretin-mediated (ATTR) amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.